Submitted on 2012-01-12 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Sylvania, Lucas, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: Multiple views of the same specimen. The brachiopod is 6.4 cm across.

Photo title: Brachiopod

Taxa present: Mediospirifer audaculus

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Submitted on 2012-01-21 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Paulding, Paulding, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: One of the largest trilobites found at this site. The trilobite measures 5.3 cm across the cephalon.

Photo title: Trilobite

Taxa present: Phacops rana crassituberculata

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Submitted on 2012-01-21 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Paulding, Paulding, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: This specimen is not as large as the previous but is still a very large specimen for this site. The trilobite measures 4.5 cm across the cephalon.

Photo title: Trilobite

Taxa present: Phacops rana crassituberculata

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Submitted on 2012-01-21 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Paulding, Paulding, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: Another large specimen. This one also measures 4.5 cm across the cephalon.

Photo title: Trilobite

Taxa present: Phacops rana crassituberculata

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Submitted on 2012-01-21 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Paulding, Paulding, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: And another large specimen. This specimen measures 4.7 cm across the cephalon.

Photo title: Trilobite

Taxa present: Phacops rana crassituberculata

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Submitted on 2012-01-21 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Paulding, Paulding, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: This photo shows the pedicle and brachial valve of the same specimen. The specimen measures 6.5 cm across.

Photo title: Brachiopod

Taxa present: Megastrophia concava

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Submitted on 2012-01-22 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Sylvania, Lucas, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: The coral measures 5 cm in diameter.

Photo title: Coral

Taxa present: Heterophrentis simplex

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Submitted on 2012-01-22 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Milan, Washtenaw, MI

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: This specimen measures 1.5 cm in diameter. The photo shows both sides of the same specimen.

Photo title: Coral

Taxa present: Pleurodictyum plana

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Submitted on 2012-05-02 by David Clark

Location (approximate): Sylvania, Lucas, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: Very tiny blue fish tooth is about 1 mm long

Photo title: Unidentified Devonian fish tooth

Taxa present: Unknown

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Submitted on 2012-07-03 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Milan, Washtenaw, MI

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: This specimen is 12 cm tall.

Photo title: Bryozoan

Taxa present: Fistulipora sp.

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Submitted on 2012-07-04 by David Thompson

Location (approximate): Paulding, Paulding, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: This is a large example of Tentaculities at 2 cm (.78 inches) from the Silica formation of Paulding, Ohio. These are not too common at Paulding and this is a larger then average specimen.

Photo title: Large Tentaculities from Silica of Ohio

Taxa present: Tentaculities scalariformis

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Submitted on 2012-09-03 by Mike Palescuk

Location (approximate): Sylvania, Lucas, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: 2-3/4' long on top of a 2-1/4' specimen (love bugs)

Photo title: Trilobite prone double

Taxa present: Eldredgeops milleri

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Submitted on 2012-09-03 by Mike Palescuk

Location (approximate): Sylvania, Lucas, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes:

Photo title: Double Eldredgeops milleri top view

Taxa present: Eldredgeops milleri

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Submitted on 2012-09-25 by Joseph Koniecki

Location (approximate): Paulding, Paulding, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: This piece was obviously collected due to the Gilbertsocrinus crinoid. It was prepped to reveal many more interesting fossils. In addition to the crinoid there are three bryozoans on the piece (Sulcoretepora, Reteporina and a Fistulipora). The Fustilipora has a Hederella on it, which, I believe is no longer considered to be a bryozoan. There is a tentaculid on the slab. I did not collect this piece and would like to thank Travis Vivian for the fine donation to my collection. The slab is 12 cm across.

Photo title: Slab of Fossils

Taxa present: Fistulipora sp., Reteporina striata, Sulcoretepora sp., Gilbertsocrinus ohioensis, Tentaculites sp.

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Submitted on 2013-01-20 by David Thompson

Location (approximate): Sylvania, Lucas, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: This crinoid was collected in May, 1963 but not prepared or cleaned until now. This is a interesting Arthroacantha carpenteri from unit 13 of the Silica formation in Sylvania, OH. It was collected by Tom Witherspoon, Sr. and shows the lovely 'Sunflower' pattern of the crinoid crown with the arms displayed. In this case, some creature has disrupted or eaten the arm bases at the top of the specimen and the remaining arms are at a lower level then the calyx. The entire plate is 22 cm by 13 cm (8 1/2' by 5 1/4'), the stem is 8 cm or 3 1/4' long, Maximum arm spread is 15 cm or 6' wide.

Photo title: Crinoid plate

Taxa present: Arthroacantha carpenteri

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Submitted on 2013-01-20 by David Thompson

Location (approximate): Sylvania, Lucas, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: This is a slightly larger view of the previous crinoid to encompass more of the total plate.

Photo title: Crinoid plate #2

Taxa present: Arthroacantha carpenteri

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Submitted on 2013-06-09 by David Thompson

Location (approximate): Paulding, Paulding, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: Pseudodechenella lucasensis from the Silica shale of LaFarge Quarry at Paulding, Ohio. The trilobite is 2.8 cm or 1.1' long by 2.1 cm or .8 ' wide at the genal spines. The matrix is 10.8 cm or 4.3' long by 5.6 cm or 2.2' wide.

Photo title: Dechenella Trilobite

Taxa present: Pseudodechenella lucasensis

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Submitted on 2013-06-09 by David Thompson

Location (approximate): Paulding, Paulding, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes:

Photo title: Head of Dechenella in previous photo

Taxa present: Pseudodechenella lucasensis

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Submitted on 2021-08-16 by David Thompson

Location (approximate): Sylvania, Lucas, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: This complete pyritized calyx shows the dramatic arm branching bifurcating again and again.

Photo title: Pyritized Crinoid Calyx

Taxa present:

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Submitted on 2014-01-07 by David Thompson

Location (approximate): Sylvania, Lucas, OH

Strat unit: Silica formation

Submitter notes: Calyx base showing tiny attachment points for tiny spines used to protect against invaders. These are often preserved but not in this case. The calyx is 6.5 cm tall by 5 cm wide

Photo title: Crinoid base.

Taxa present: Athroacantha carpenteri

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